Gemcon Khulna's Shakib al Hasan plays down the ground during the 2020 Bangabandhu T20 Cup in Mirpur Dhaka Tribune/Md ManikAlong with his 5,000th run Saturday, the 33-year old has now achieved a rare double landmark of scoring 5,000 runs and taking 350 or more wicketsBangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan has reached the milestone of 5,000 runs in T20s, and achieved a rare double in the shortest format of the game. Along with his 5,000th run Saturday, the 33-year old has now achieved a rare double landmark of scoring 5,000 runs and taking 350 or more wickets. Shakib is only the second player in the history of T20s to achieve such a feat after the West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who has 6,331 runs and 512 wickets in 471 T20s. The 33-year old has played 311 T20s so far, including Saturday's game, and taken 355 wickets. Apart from Shakib and Bravo, another West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has scored 5,000 or more runs (5,728 runs in 341 T20s) but taken 300 wickets.
Source: Dhaka Tribune November 28, 2020 11:58 UTC